The Importance of Sealing Your Pool & Spa Coping

Most pool owners are fairly familiar with the major components of their swimming pool. Things like pool pumps and motors, pool heaters, filters and salt water systems are common to all pools and are vital to the overall pool system. Another component common to all swimming pools and spas that may not be as well known is something called the coping. Coping essentially describes the material that makes up the surrounding edge of your pool deck. It can be made from a number of different materials such as stone, concrete or brick to name a few. Whatever your coping happens to be made from, it is designed to protect the top of your pool wall, keeping your entire pool structure intact. Even the most well build pools and spas can leak and deteriorate before their time if the coping seal is cracked or improperly applied.

After a while, you may notice some cracks in your concrete coping, or some loose bricks or stones around the edge of your pool. Issues with your pool and spa coping are commonly caused by exposing the coping to chlorinated or salt water. Since virtually every pool contains chlorinated or salt water filtered water, it is impossible not to have your pool coping come into contact with these chemicals. After time, the chlorine and salt will cause gradual damage to the coping, causing the coping material itself to deteriorate. This is not uncommon, especially in older pools, but the pool and spa coping should be repaired and sealed to avoid serious issues in the future.


Keeping your pool and spa coping completely intact for an extended period of time is simple with help from the pool experts at Pool Problems?. We offer top quality pool and spa coping repairs for all types of materials. Whether you need a loose coping stone replaced, or a series of coping cracks sealed, we can make sure the issue is completely repaired. You can also ensure your coping lasts longer by taking advantage of our pool and spa coping bead seal installation service. To get started repairing and sealing your pool and spa coping, contact Pool Problems? today for a free estimate!

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